The Pieris is doing very well in the garden this year (I say the garden rather than my garden as I cannot take any credit for it!). Its new growth is flaming red, a vermillion and so bright that it seems to illuminate the garden just as the sun goes down. I’ve never seen it … Continue reading Pieris and Dandelions
The broadband on the bus
If I had a bucket list it would have got a big tick today as I got to drive our new bus. Well it wasn’t quite a bus, more of a second hand mobile library but I have been excited about getting behind the wheel ever since we’d managed to stop her from going to … Continue reading The broadband on the bus
I’ve fixed those pesky starlings
Last year I wrote a piece for my blog called ‘The birds ’ about the problems that we were having with some starlings that had decided to nest under the eaves of our house. The birds were not the problem per se. They were pleasant to look at, quite comical in fact, friendly enough and … Continue reading I’ve fixed those pesky starlings
And man will live for evermore
Man will soon leave his flesh behind. He will shed his skin and exist only as an electronic entity in a virtual world. It may take a thousand years, it may take a million but the process has already begun. We have entered the fifth evolutionary epoch and there is no turning back. Every day … Continue reading And man will live for evermore
A fair day to remember
For any respectable citizen of my home town the second Sunday in June has a red ring around it as that is the day of the annual Morpeth fair. It is an opportunity for all the people to come together, the well healed and the less so, the older and the young to enjoy the … Continue reading A fair day to remember
Work attractive design
My wife says to me when we have bought some new gadget, ‘Where’s the instruction manual?’ and I say to her ‘Pet (because that’s how we talk around our way), if you need an instruction manual then you shouldn’t have bought it.’ What I mean is that a product these days should just work. It … Continue reading Work attractive design
The man with two brains
No, I’m not going to talk about that film with Steve Martin in it though it is funny and has some great lines in it such as when Delores Benedict says "What are those assholes doing on the porch?" and Dr. Hfuuhruhurr laughs and replies "Those aren't assholes, it's pronounced azaleas..." No, I’m not going to … Continue reading The man with two brains
My laptop fell off a chair
I was at a conference the other day (I won’t mention which one as it has had enough of my words already) and I was taking my seat. Space was a little tight and I had my usual utility bag with me stuffed with every possible thing that I could need. To get myself sorted … Continue reading My laptop fell off a chair
The Shape of Water
Some of my blogs are eaten by the birds while others fall on stony ground. Occasionally though one seems to take root and ends up giving me a good crop of readers. Such was the case with one of my latest, ‘Do structures make a difference? ’ a subject that has been exercising my mind … Continue reading The Shape of Water
The beautiful birds have flown
I always knew that this day would come but now that it has arrived I cannot deny that is not tinged with a little sadness, at least for me. It is the end of an era. The paper birds that were on display at North Tyneside’s offices on the Cobalt Business Park have finally come … Continue reading The beautiful birds have flown
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 